Encoderless direct torque controller for limited speed range applications of brushless doubly fed reluctance motors

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 712-722

  Jovanović, Milutin G ^a   Yu, Jian ^b   Levi, Emil ^c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish and Southern Energy plc   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brushless doubly fed reluctance machines (BDFRMs); Direct torque control (DTC)

Indexed keywords

AC MACHINERY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; MACHINE WINDINGS; OPTIMIZATION; TORQUE CONTROL;

BRUSHLESS DOUBLY FED RELUCTANCE MACHINES; DIRECT TORQUE CONTROL; INVERTER-FED WINDING;

RELUCTANCE MOTORS;

EID: 33744513396     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2006.872955     Document Type: Article

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